Aaron Chase Eddington Email & Phone Number

Texas, United States

Highland Village, Tx

Manage all external pursuits of a Pre-K through grade 12 independent school, including grant writing, major and planned gift solicitation, and business and community development. Responsible for fundraising for all capital improvement and campus expansion projects. Plan events for alumni and community members to drive engagement among the school’s philanthropic community. Serve on the school’s senior leadership team to drive impactful change within the organization.Key Accomplishments:-Contributed to the funding of a newly constructed Pre-Kindergarten building, opened in Fall 2019.-Oversaw the successful funding of a $210,000, 1,600 square foot expansion of the main campus building, completed in Fall 2019.-Developed and launched four full-tuition merit scholarships for diverse high school students of exceptional ability, worth over $80,000 in tuition relief for underserved families.-Successfully funded grant from the Denton Benefit League for expanded technology access for students.

Head coach of co-ed basketball teams for elementary and middle school students.

Responsible for organizing and administering the AP programs at Selwyn School.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Advise the school’s senior leadership team on its enrollment, advancement, development, and marketing initiatives.

Dallas, Texas

Directed strategic planning initiatives in conjunction with the school president and board of directors. Supported the school's longterm financial stability by designing and implementing strategies for raising funds to support current and future operations. Assisted with all planning for the school's fundraising efforts, including annual fund, capital campaigns, endowment, grants, special projects, and planned giving. Identified, cultivated, and stewarded major donors, and developed strategies to expand the current base of philanthropic revenue sources for the school. Evaluated and refined all aspects of the admissions and marketing program with the goal of maintaining a capacity enrollment of qualified students. Conducted market and image research and interpreted data into strategies that reduced tuition assistance-dependent families from 55% to 49% of the student population, in accordance with the board’s strategic plan. Built a culture of philanthropy during the admissions process, identifying key prospects and opportunities among incoming parent cohorts. Increased yield of potential students from 23% to 28% year-over-year by coordinating communications plan involving academic, athletic, art, and extracurricular departments. Key Accomplishments:-Co-authored successfully funded $250,000 grant request for capital improvements, completing a $1 million science laboratory renovation.-Managed $125,000 marketing and admissions budget to create over 4.4 million impressions in a Bishop Dunne awareness campaign, resulting in five-year high in new student inquiries.-Served on senior leadership council that worked toward a goal of balancing the school’s $10 million budget at a $200,000 operating surplus.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Performed data analysis to identify and engage optimal potential donors. Developed a communication strategy that increased average gift amount to the university by ninety percent semester over semester. Grew weekly donation totals by fifty percent. Increased number of first-time donors by enhancing the university’s existing alumni engagement strategy.Key Accomplishments:-Increased average donation amount from $42 to $80 semester-over-semester.-Contributed to a first annual fundraising initiative that raised $152,776.75 from 489 individual donors.-Reduced student employee turnover by 30% semester-over-semester.-Mapped donor geographic data to identify clusters of donors to target potential gifts more effectively.-Strengthened minority alumni involvement by diversifying outreach strategies to be more inclusive of the alumni body.

Rockwall, Texas

Managed and oversaw SEO efforts, including on- and off-page SEO. Handled the company's visual advertising, social media, and email marketing efforts. Wrote for and curated the Parts Warehouse Blog. Developed business relationships with tool and yard brands to grow PartsWarehouse's product offerings. Key Accomplishments:-Developed highly effective email campaigns that consistently delivered a 3:1 profit margin over cost of sending.-Cultivated business relationships from scratch with major wholesalers and manufacturers to source new parts, including Black&Decker, DeWalt, Bosch, Makita, and their subsidiary brands.-Eliminated customer returns on high return items by researching and more effectively communicating information about those items to customers.-Increased social media engagement by over 400% year over year.

Wichita Falls, Texas

Taught three sections of Freshman Rhetoric and Composition. Developed and implemented course curricula. Facilitated over two hundred and fifty tutoring sessions in the university Writing Center. Trained new tutors. Served as a faculty juror to "Voices Magazine," MSU's student arts and literature journal. Researched effective methods to teach and assess interdisciplinary writing. Advised an MSU committee on the creation of a university-wide writing assessment rubric.

Master’S Degree, English, 4.0 Gpa

Activities and Societies: MSU Man of the Year, 2012 Finalist MSU Harry Brown Award for Graduate Writing, 2013 Who's Who Among Students.

Bachelor’S Degree, History/English Double Major, 3.804 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Phi Alpha Theta Alpha Chi Chess Club I double majored in History and English, completing my Bachelor's degree.